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NBA suspends Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd two games for drinking and driving

Kidd pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanour drunken driving charge after he crashed into a utility pole.

New Jersey Nets head coach Jason Kidd talks to the media during an availability at the team's NBA basketball training facility, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013, in East Rutherford, N.J. (Julio Cortez / AP)

By The Associated Press

Fri., Oct. 4, 2013

NEW YORK—Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd has been suspended for two games for pleading guilty to driving while ability impaired.

The NBA announced Friday that Kidd will miss the first two games of the regular season.

Nets general manager Billy King says the suspension “is consistent with what the league has done in the past and we look forward to Jason leading our team versus Orlando and the rest of the year.”

Kidd pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanour drunken driving charge after he crashed into a utility pole on eastern Long Island. If he fulfills his community service, his plea will be reduced to a violation.

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Kidd, who retired as an NBA player after last season, was hired to coach the Nets — the team he took to two NBA Finals as a player when the franchise played in New Jersey.

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